Agriculture
AgResearch- New Zealand Crown Research Institute Beef New Zealand Bio-Gro New Zealand - trading name of the NZ Biological Producers & Consumers Council Inc. which has developed a set of production standards for organic agriculture Crop & Food Research - Crown Research Institute Farm News - "NZs magazine for the successful farmer" Federated Farmers Landcare Research - Crown Research Institute Livestock Improvement Corporation Meat & Wool New Zealand Merino Breeding and Farming in New Zealand New Zealand Fieldays Waikato Honey Research Unit Young Farmer of the Year Competition - Wrightson Agmart Young Farmer Contest
Genetically Modified Food | top
Biotrack- information provided to the OECD which is about certain products or articles being approved for potential commercialization, for instance the gene being modified in tomatoes. Searchable by organism. Convention on Biological Diversity - Article 19.4 of the Convention provides for Parties to consider the need for and modalities of a protocol addressing concerns about the potential risks to biodiversity and human health posed by living modified organisms. The decision also established an open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety (BSWG). Environmental Risk Management Authority of NZ . Also some good links, including Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996. G.E.Free Food List - shopping guide by Greenpeace Organic Consumers' Association Royal Commission on genetic modification . Looking at strategic options for New Zealand. MAF home page, with links to GMF Further links to New Zealand sites will be found on Te Puna's agriculture or horticulture sites.
Horticulture | top
Botany.com - encyclopedia of plants browseable by common or botanical name and category, offers a general description, cultivation and propagation instructions. Includes a Dictionary of Botanical Words; links to botanical gardens, associations, and societies; & world weather information HortResearch - Crown Research Institute Royal Horticultural Society - UK information WebGarden - "provides a growing collection of resources for beginning and professional gardeners, students, teachers, professional agronomists and horticulturists" - Ohio State University
New Zealand | top
Cactus and Succulent Society of New Zealand (Inc) New Zealand Alpine Garden Society New Zealand Tree Seeds Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture (RNZIH) Yates on the Internet
Environment | top
Eco-City from Waitakere Online - based on the principles of Agenda 21, about environmental, economic, and social systems and ensuring that they are considered together Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA) - a New Zealand Government site Environment and Conservation Organisations Inc-New Zealand's network of groups which share concern for the environment Environment Waikato Forest & Bird Global Trees Campaign - trying to save over 8000 species of tree Greenpeace International Gully Restoration Programme - Guide to 'how to do it' for Hamilton's gullies International Global Change Institute at the University of Waikato Kiwi Recovery Programme New Zealand Department of Conservation New Zealand Ecological Society New Zealand Institute of Environmental Health Inc New Zealand Ministry for the Environment New Zealand Native Forests Restoration Trust Our Planet - UNEP's bimonthly magazine on the environment and sustainable development Sierra Club - "explore, enjoy and protect the planet" Weedbusters - working together to protect New Zealand's natural environment from invasive weeds World Wide Fund For Nature - New Zealand Branch WWF Living Planet Report
Kyoto Protocol | top
World Business Council for Sustainable Development-international business initiatives Climate Change Project - for NZ businesses Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) NZ Climate Change Programme Stakeholder Forum's Earth Summit - sustainable development organisations from around the world UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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